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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, STH MARCH, 1884.
Offences
except felonies
to be prose- ented summa- rily before a Magistrate.
Governor in Conseil may make Rules.
Governor to appoint visit- ing Justices.
Repeals.
or the plaintiff beetaes nousuited, or discontinues his action after issue joined, or if, upon demmerer or otherwisa, judg- ment be given against the plaintiff, the defendunt shall recover double costs, and have the like remedy for the same as any defendant has by law in other cases; and though a verdict be given for the plaintiff in any such action, such plaintiff shall not have costs against the defendant, unleas the Judge before whom the trial takes place certifies his approbation of the action and the verdict obtained there- upon.
16. Offences under this Ordinance, with the exception of felonies, and of offences for the mode of trial of which express provision is made by this Ordinance, shall be pro- secuted summarily before a Police Magistrate.
17. The Governor in Executive Council shall, as soon as possible after the commencement of this Ordinance, make rules for the regulation and government of prisons, and for the duties and conduct. of the officers and other persons employed in prisons, and of the Visiting Justices, and for the classification, diet, clothing, maintenance, employment, dis- cipline, instruction, and correction of prisoners, and for all other matters relating to prisons, and may from time to time repeal, alter, or add to such rules, provided that such rules shall not be inconsistent with anything contained in this Ordinance. All such rules shall be pablished in the Govern- ment Gazette, and shall from the date of such publication be binding on all persons in the same maither as if they had been contained in this Ordinance. But every such rule or repeal or alteration of a rule may be disallowed by Her Majesty, and shall therenpon cease to have effect from the date of the publication of such disallowance in the Govern- ment Gazette. Until rules shall have been made under this section the regulations for the government of Victoria Gaol in force at the commencement of this Ordinance shall remain in force so far as they are not inconsistent with anything contained in this Ordinance.
18. The Governor shall from time to time appoint, with their consent, Justices of the Peace to be Visiting Justices for periods to be specified in such appointments.
Visiting Justices shall, during the period for which they are appointed, from time to time at frequent intervals visit all prisons, and hear any complaints which may be made to them by the prisoners, and shall report on any abuses within the pisons, or any repairs that may be required, and shall further take cognisance of any matters of pressing necessity and within the powers of their Commission as Justices, and do such acts and perform such duties in rela- tion to prisons as they may be required to do or perform by the Governor, but subject to the regulations with respect to the duties of Visiting Justices to be made by the Governor in Executive Council under this Ordinance.
19. Ordinances 4 of 1863 and 2 of 1878' are hereby repealed, and sections 63 of Ordinance 4 of 1865, and 50 of Ordinance 6 of 1865, and 95 of Ordinance 7 of 1865, and 36 of Ordinance 10 of 1865 shall be construed as if they referred to this Ordinance and the regulations made there- under, instead of to section 15 of Ordinance 4 of 1863.
Ordinance § of 1873 amended.
A BILL
ENTITLED
The Dangerous Goods Ordinance, Amendment Ordinance, 1884.
BE it cute by the Governor of Hongkong with the
advice of the Legislative Council thereof as follows:-- Section 11 of Ordinance 8 of 1873 is hereby amended by striking out from the words, “This Scetion shall not apply," down to the words, "Fifreen Pounds," both inclusive, and inserting in lieu thereof the words:
"This Section shall not apply to Petroleum kept for private use when the amount does not exceed fifty gallons, and the same is kept in closed vessels each of which contains not more than 1 pint:"